about to freak!

i appologize ahead of time. i am certain that this is a repost. havent been on here in a year (at least) but there is no where else that i can get the kind of advice and support.

I need this baby to nap! He isn't the kind of kid that can survive without one. The more tired he is, the harder it is for him to sleep at night. The later he goes to be the more he's up at night and the more he is up at night the earlier he is up the next day! And quite honestly I need a minute without him to get stuff done where he doesn't have to "COME TOO" -his new saying!

it all started 2 1/2 weeks ago when we had to get the toddler bed together. Then he climbed over the first gate. Climbed over the other gate. We moved the baby proof door knobs to the inside of his door so he couldn't open it. The smart little weiney figured out how to take it off in 5 minutes!

I love him dearly but i want to scream and cry. i start out so patient. but i am making myself tired, not only from no consistent sleep for myself again. but because i start off so patient and i damn near put myself to sleep sitting next to his bed. it doesn't work.HELP, what worked for you?

Maybe he isnt ready to be out of the crib. I would also try the lock on the outside of the door. And putting him to bed earlier.. If he fights going to bed then back up bed time a half hour.. or even an hour if you have to.. That way you can walk away and he can fight it and cry and do what he needs to do and still get to sleep at a decent time. Good luck Momma!

We have the doorknobs reversed on her door so it locks from the outside instead of the inside. It sounds kind of cruel I guess but sometimes we just have to lock her in there! It only took a couple of days of her trying to get out and realizing she couldn't before she stopped tying and went to sleep. We also have no toys in there and blackout curtains up so it's dark and quiet for her naps. We use a white noise machine also to keep outside noises from bothering her.